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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 08/12] net/failsafe: support offload
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Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 08:23:09 -0700
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On Mon, 29 May 2017 15:42:20 +0200
Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet@6wind.com> wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Gaetan Rivet <gaetan.rivet@6wind.com>
> Acked-by: Olga Shern <olgas@mellanox.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/nics/features/failsafe.ini |   6 ++
>  drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c   | 131 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  2 files changed, 135 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Once again what about case of dumb synthetic NIC combined with SR-IOV VF?
The VF has offloads the virtual NIC does not.

What about late plugin. how do you program the offloads of the later arriving
VF device.